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  • Press Releases: Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:18PMRemarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC March 10, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all. Thank you so much. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Well, thank you. Thank you so much and this is an extraordinary day here at the State Department, a day that we look forward to when we present to you some of the ...
  • Lagat out to regain 3000m title Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:58PMDOHA: Bernard Lagat will bid to recapture the 3000 metres title he first won six years ago when the World Indoor Championships gets under way tomorrow.
  • Obama to tap retired general to lead TSA Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:51AMHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will introduce retired Army Major Gen. Robert A. Harding at an appearance today, sources say.
  • Terror Suspect Arrested in Nigeria to Make NY Court Appearance Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:42AMAn alleged terrorist who went for bomb-making training in al Qaeda-linked camps in Somalia will appear in a New York courtroom Monday.
  • Natural Disasters Hit Women Harder Than Men Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:40AMClimate change is exacerbating existing gender inequalities with a devastating effect on the quality of life of poor women and girls.
  • News in a nutshell Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:27AMA lab drowns; the NIGMS asks and answers; and PUT DOWN THE HAND SANITIZER!
  • Ames High Uganda project plants seeds of self-reliance Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:14AMThe town of Malaba, in the Tororo District of Uganda, may be more than 8,000 miles away from Ames, but some Ames High School students haven’t allowed the distance or the magnitude of its challenges to stand in the way of their help.
  • Statement by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the End of His Visit to Kenya Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:27AM“I wish to thank President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, Minister of Finance Kenyatta, Central Bank Governor Ndung'u, and other senior government officials for their warm hospitality and our fruitful discussions.
  • Sponsor schoolchildren plea from Burnham fundraiser Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:23AMA BURNHAM fundraiser has issued a passionate plea for people in the area to sponsor poverty-stricken children in Africa.
  • International Women's Day: UNHCR chief stresses need for equality Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:59AMSource: UNHCR High Commissioner Guterres says all people of concern, male and female, must be given equal opportunities and the chance to realize their rights on an equal basis.
  • Kenyan wins by 7 seconds: Race for Literacy results Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:43PMGiven his recent recovery from a month-long illness, two-time champion Haron Lagat didn’t let the rain cloud his sunny deposition in his return to the Union-Tribune 8K Race for Literacy after a year away. (See race results inside this story.)
  • International Women's Day 2010 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:02PMToday is International Women’s Day and a chance to focus on the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality that remain at the heart of DFID’s work to reduce poverty.
  • French ship apprehends pirates Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:53PMA French frigate operating off the coast of Somalia has captured 35 pirates in 48 hours, according to defence officials in Paris.
  • India to finish season as No. 2 ODI team Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:06PMCalcutta: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Team India’s position as the second-ranked team behind Australia, in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship, at the annual cut-off date of April 1 was confirmed on Sunday when New Zealand narrowly lost the second ODI against Australia by 12 runs on Saturday.
  • Somali official: UK couple to be released soon Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:33AMA retired British couple snatched last year from their sailboat by pirates could be released within weeks as Somali communities inside and outside the East African country work for their freedom, a Somali official said Friday.
  • There are reports of resurging – a resurgence in violence. Do you think the elections – crystal balling I suppose – or ... Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:32AMThat is a concern that we all have.
  • Series in Chatham to examine global decisions Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:16AMCHATHAM – The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park has partnered with the Foreign Policy Association to offer a “Great Decisions” series.
  • Lessons learned from a world away Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:08AMThey went there to volunteer, and they came back with life-altering memories. Fourteen Carpenter High School students and five adult chaperones travelled halfway around the world last month, not for a vacation, but to volunteer and work in orphanages.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Stocks: Housing Finance, StanChart Kenya Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:03AMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Ghana Stock Exchange All-Share Index headed for its highest close since Oct. 23, rising 2.1 percent to 5,829.99 as of 11:36 a.m. in Accra. The measure has increased 5.2 percent this week, the biggest five-day gain in six months.
  • East Africa : EA Needs Own Monetary Union Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:00AMallAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
  • What necessitated the entry of UBA into the local banking industry? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:58AMOur entry into the Kenya banking industry is actually belated as UBA's first attempt to enter Kenya dates back to 2005. In 2005, we applied for a licence to start operation in Kenya as a green field operation.
  • Kenyan Firms Win UN Carbon Funds Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:58AMTwo Kenyan firms have won grants from a new UN-backed facility that aims to boost the African carbon market through environmentally friendly projects.
  • Prohibited subsidy Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:58AMMr Sindiga confirmed that the import regulations had reverted to the old ones where importers and exporters are required to register with the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) and the Ministry of Agriculture and thereafter apply to make shipments from Comesa on a first-come-first-served basis.
  • Total SA’s Kenya Unit Full-Year Profit Drops 31 Percent Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:05PMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- Total Kenya Ltd., the local unit of Total SA, said net profit fell 31 percent in the 12 months to December due to reduced margins, rise in fixed costs and an increase in financing costs.
  • Vatican astronomer makes God connection Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:02PMBOARDMAN - The universe is God's way of expressing himself to us, explained Brother Guy Consolmagno of the Vatican Observatory. In fact, studying the universe and the God who created it is as important to humanity as the bread we eat, he continued.
  • Nixon one of three Panthers on All-OVC women's team Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:44PMNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ta’Kenya Nixon, Maggie Kloak and Dominique Sims were the top three scorers for Eastern Illinois women’s basketball’s Ohio Valley Conference championship team this season and Thursday all three players were recognized with All-OVC honors at the annual league banquet.
  • Kenya : Raila Plans Invasion of Ruto Base Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:28PMNairobi — Prime Minister Raila Odinga is about to enter the lion's den.
  • To clinch the job, you may have to pay or sleep with interviewer Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:24PM HERE’S AN interview question you probably never heard. “So, I see you did an accountancy degree. Want to go out some time?” Or how about “You can start Monday. That will ...
  • Pakistan: another Afghan Taliban in custody Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s intelligent agents have arrested a senior Afghan Taliban commander, officials said Thursday, the latest move in a crackdown against the insurgent network in Pakistan.
  • Cabral okays warning on condom packages Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:27PMHealth Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral remains undaunted despite calls from church leaders to drop the Department of Health (DoH) campaign on the use of condoms to avoid HIV/AIDS. She has agreed, however, on their suggestion to place government warnings on the packages of condoms that will inform people on the possible weakness of condoms against diseases and HIV/AIDS.
  • South Africa : The Third Force is Gathering Its Strength Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:15PMThe goal that our attackers wanted to achieve when they ambushed us on the night of 26 September 2009 has not been achieved.
  • Africa : Criminalising Homosexuality - a Threat to Human Rights Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:14PMUrgency is required at this very moment as the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 is pending before the Ugandan parliament.
  • African Leaders in the Eye of the Storm Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:13PMIn this week's review of the African blogosphere, a new report on the recent crises in Niger and Nigeria, Africa's tendency to deify its leaders, Sarkozy's visit to Gabon, and calls for a new approach to advocating for gender equality the use of ICTs.
  • Uganda landslide victims get aid, hopes dim for more survivors Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:01PMRescuers at a landslide that engulfed entire villages in eastern Uganda and killed at least 80 people turned yesterday to helping survivors as the chances of finding anyone else alive grew slimmer.
  • Ghana needs a competition law- Research fellow Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:53PMAccra, March 4, GNA - Ghana needs to pass a competition law and establish an authority to monitor and research into complaints of industr= y players who feel cheated by acts of their peers.
  • Elephant research centre destroyed in Kenya flash flood Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:44PMA research centre that has provided valuable insights into wild elephant behaviour has been destroyed by flash floods in Kenya, Save the Elephants (STE) said Thursday.
  • New Zealand distance star Kim Smith to participate in Crescent City Classic Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:40PMNew Zealand's Kim Smith will make an appearance at the 32nd Crescent City Classic.
  • NIU police chief back from Kenya Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:50PMDeKALB – Northern Illinois University Police Chief Donald Grady was in Kenya last week to do work for the U.S. State Department, university officials said Tuesday.
  • Landslide buries villages Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:46PMA landslide in Uganda has buried entire villages and left more than 300 people missing.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-03 05:22 African Markets - Factors to watch on March 3 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:42PMMarch 3 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday.
  • Lebanon posts highest growth rate in 2009 tourist arrivals Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:35PMBEIRUT: Preliminary figures issued by the UN World Tourism Organization indicate that Lebanon posted the highest growth rate in tourist arrivals in the world during 2009 with a 39 percent increase from the previous year, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.
  • Toyota Group to expand operations in Kenya Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:15PMThe Toyota Group on Tuesday launched a formal process of expanding its operations and establishing a regional headquarters in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi following a request by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga two weeks ago. Speaking in Nairobi during a courtesy call on the prime minister, representatives of the company who arrived in the country on Monday, said they have identified some 60 ...
  • African art professor brings continent's culture, history to RACC Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:09PMCephas Yao Agbemenu chose a triangular piece of wood about 3 feet tall in his studio at Reading Area Community College on Tuesday. Setting the wood atop some standing tree limbs, he outlined the form of a male fertility doll with a marker and began to carve.
  • The Case Against 6th March, 1957 (Our Independence) Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:05PMAfter accusing our colonial masters of a plethora of things, finally the day came.The date forever etched in stone and the memories indelible in our minds. The indictment we face as Ghanaians in this case is; WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED AFTER 53 YRS OF (PSUEDO) INDEPENDENCE.
  • EIU women are bound for Nashville again Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:48PMCHARLESTON -- Put another mark in the “end Tennessee State’s season with a double digit victory” column for the Eastern Illinois women’s basketball team.
  • Community News Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:03AMKick-off meeting planned for upcoming J.A.K.E.S. event: The Augusta County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will conduct an organizational meeting for the upcoming J.A.K.E.S. event at 6 p.m.Wednesday in the Smith's Transfer-East room at Augusta County Government Center.Anyone who wants to help or who wants more information about the organization's local efforts is invited.
  • Paul Curreri Sets US Release Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:55AMUK label Tin Angel Records announces an April 27 U.S. release date for California, the new CD from singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Curreri
  • East African Portland Climbs Most in Three Weeks on Profit Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:51AMMarch 1 (Bloomberg) -- East African Portland Cement Co., Kenya’s second-biggest cement maker, headed for its highest close in almost three weeks after reporting a first-half profit compared with a loss a year ago and saying second-half sales will improve.
  • DP's secret plan Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:43AMAccording to highly-placed sources within DP, the party plans to apply a number of strategies to woo back its members who crossed to FDC and NRM and top of these strategies is to join the Inter-Party Co-operation with a sole objective of selling Mao as the most qualified person for a joint opposition candidate.
  • Kenya : We've a Ceasefire Government, Not Peace Accord Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:36AMNairobi — This is an assessment of the Peace Accord after two years. I will begin with a story about President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a bored man. Moreover, he was tired of the small talk at the top. During conversations, he realised that people did not even listen.